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Interview with Bryan Clark: U.S. Considers Sending Ships to South China Sea
In an interview with Anthony Kuhn on Morning Edition, Bryan Clark discusses the U.S. Navy's proposed freedom of navigation maneuvers in the South China Sea and the potential consequences of China's increasingly sophisticated military capabilities.
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Interview with Bryan Clark: With Warships, U.S. Navy Challenges China’s Man-Made Islands
Bryan Clark describes Chinese land reclamation activities in the South China Sea and explores their diplomatic and military repercussions.
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Interview with Jim Thomas: A 21st Century Flavor of Deterrence
In an interview with Octavian Manea for Small Wars Journal, Jim Thomas offers his thoughts on how revisionist powers are wielding their Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) military capabilities, NATO's ability to respond to irregular threats, and the way forward for countries concerned about the challenges posed by Russian aggression.
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Eric Edelman and Michael Makovsky: Congress must reject flawed nuke deal
The Iran debate remains in flux but its fundamentals have not changed. Some members of Congress want to filibuster, and some believe the debate must continue because the Obama administration has not met the terms of existing law by failing to provide all the necessary documentation. There is yet another set of lawmakers who support the deal with the hope that they can improve upon it after it is implemented. However Congress resolves these challenges, legislators must recognize this inescapable fact: the deal’s flaws can’t be materially ameliorated; they are deeply rooted in the agreement’s structure. To ‘fix’ the deal, Congress must reject it and force a fundamental renegotiation.
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Eric Edelman: America’s Dangerous Bargain With Turkey
After a year of intense diplomatic negotiations, the Turkish government is now permitting the United States to use Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base, which will allow American aircraft to fly missions in Syria and Iraq with greater operational effectiveness and economic efficiency.
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Elbridge Colby and Evan Montgomery: Changing Tides in South China Sea
China’s rapid effort to build artificial islands in the South China Sea is far more than a diplomatic challenge. For China’s neighbors and the United States, it could soon become a serious military problem as well.